挺拔 (tǐng bá) — tall and straight | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

tall and straight

Examples

挺拔，。
Tā zhàn dé shí fēn tǐng bá, xiàng yì kē sōng shù.
He stands very tall and straight, like a pine tree.
挺拔。
Zhè piàn zhú lín cháng dé shí fēn tǐng bá.
This bamboo grove grows very tall and straight.
挺拔。
Guǎng chǎng shàng de qí gān fēi cháng tǐng bá.
The flagpole in the square is very tall and straight.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

挺tǐngstraight

挺 means straight and 拔 means tall; together they describe a tall, upright shape.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

廷

廷tíng挺tǐng

Same sound today

挺 combines 手, a hand, with 廷, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌犮拔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

犮

犮bá拔bá

Same sound today

In 拔, the left side 扌 is a hand and the right side 犮 gives the sound; the shape pictures a hand pulling.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6

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